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The Herald
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Herald
Regional racing returns to Victory Raceway
The fifth round of the DO4SA Regional Dirt Oval Championship takes place at Victory Raceway on Victoria Drive in Walmer on Saturday evening, with just two rounds left in the championship that sees races taking place at both Victory and PE Oval Track Raceway on Mission Road in the Greenbushes area. In the 1600 Stock Class, Pieter de Lange has dominated, holding a large lead in the championship with a 102-point advantage over second-placed Ruben Barnard, with Deon Kretzmann in third place. The 1600 Stock Class continues to grow with a mix of youngsters moving up through the ranks from the development and rookie classes, as well as some seasoned racers enjoying the competitiveness that the class offers. In the fiercely fought 1660 Modified Saloons class, Nadia Rautenbach has moved up into third place, a mere two points behind Charne Schuin, who is just 25 points behind championship leader Marthinus Muller. In the 2.1 Modified Class, Malcolm Els is leading the charge and has stretched his lead over Rimon Landman to 55 points with Dawid 'Baba' Grundlingh in third, a further 33 points adrift. The Hot Rod class has a runaway leader in Kiaan Aylward, who now has a huge 239-point lead over Ludolf Olckers, with Annuschke Landman a further 28 points behind in third place. Danie de Vos (SA2) is comfortably in control of the Heavy Metal Class despite bombing out of the last round and not making it into the final. It has allowed Joshua Sletcher to close down the gap to 40 points in second, and David Victor 53 points behind in third. In the V8 American Saloon Class, Juan Roesstorff is the new championship leader with a 58-point advantage over Wayne Holland, who has moved up into second place, with Rohan van Vuuren dropping down to third place, trailing Holland by 31 points. This event is also the seventh round of the Victory Raceway Club Championship where Marthinus Muller leads the 1660 class by 104 points, Danie de Vos the Heavy Metal class by 187 points, Annuschke Landman the Hot Rod class by 60 points, Rimon Landman the 2.1 Modified class by 152 points, Reghardt Joubert the 1600 Saloons by 64 points and Juan Roesstorff the American Saloons by 121 points. The gates to Victory Raceway open at 1pm with racing set to start at 5pm. Upcoming events: August 2: Algoa Kart Club Championship round 5 at the Celso Scribante Kart Circuit August 9: Algoa Motorsport Club Circuit Racing round 5 at Aldo Scribante Raceway; Slake Motorcycle Enduro at Bushmans River. Navigational Enduro August 16: Inner City Motorcycle Enduro, Baakens Valley August 22: Regional Extreme Festival, East London Grand Prix Circuit August 30: Alles-op-Wiele Car Show at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School. The Herald
The Herald
24-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Close racing thrills crowd at PE Oval Track
The fourth round of the DO4SA Dirt Oval Regional Championship that alternates between Victory Raceway and the PE Oval Track Raceway took place in cool, windless conditions at the latter venue on Saturday evening, with a field of 80 competitors entertaining the large crowd of spectators. There was high drama in the 1660 modified class that started off with 14 competitors, with only seven surviving to get through to the final. Championship leader Marthinus Muller and second-placed Jason Drake were both eliminated in the second heat when Muller was deemed to be the cause of an accident that sent Drake careening into the wall, severely damaging his car. This incident opened the door for Francois Engelbrecht to step up and take overall victory, followed by an impressive drive from Kenzo Barnard, who opted to start each heat at the back of the grid and stormed his way through the field to take second place with Jaco Pitout grabbing third. The entertaining V8 American Saloon class was a thrilling affair with Schoemanspark brothers Pieter and Flip van der Merwe coming from Bloemfontein to join in on the action, along with Jaco Aylward in Alan Booysen's car. Unfortunately, champion leader Rohan van Vuuren was an early casualty, resulting in Juan Roesstorff capitalising by taking the overall win on the night, as well as the lead in the regional championship. Pieta de Lange continued his dominance of the 1600 Stock Saloon class with a full house of wins, as did his son Quade in the Development class, with both now enjoying huge leads in their respective championships. Johnathan van Vuuren continued his fine run of form to take his second overall victory in a row in the Classic 6 class, with his car not missing a beat, and Kiaan Aylward, in the absence of Piet Scheepers, stormed to a full house of wins in the Hot Rod class, while the ever consistent Malcolm Els continued to stamp his authority on the 2.1 Modified class. In the Heavy Metal class, SA champion Pierre van der Berg suffered clutch failure in the first heat and took no further part in the night's racing that saw Joshua Sletcher triumph over an impressive David Victor with Bonita Kotze in third. The results were: Development Class: 1 Quade de Lange (C185), 2 Divan Meyer (D25), 3 Dylan Brassel (C145) 1600 Saloons: 1 Pieta de Lange (C185), 2 Ruben Barnard (C139), Warren Dawson (C123) 1660 Modified Saloons: 1 Francois Engelbrecht (E98), 2 Kenzo Barnard (E57), 3 Jaco Pitout (C157) 2.1 Modifieds: 1 Malcolm Els (E85), 2 Johan Knoesen (E49), 3 Dawid Grundlingh (C727) Hot Rods: 1 Kiaan Aylward (E28), Johan Kuyler (D81), Dawid Grundlingh (C727) Heavy Metals: 1 Joshua Sletcher (C100), 2 David Victor (E88), 3 Bonita Kotze (C79) Classic 6s: 1 Jonathan van Vuuren (C721), 2 Gordon Ascaray (178), 3 Michael Kruger (C550) V8 American Saloons: 1 Juan Roesstorff (SA3), Pieter van der Merwe (#707), 3 Wayne Holland (C21) Driver of the day: Wayne Holland (C21) The Herald
The Herald
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald
Hot racing warms up PE Oval Track Raceway
The third round of the DO4SA Dirt Oval Regional Championship that alternates between Victory Raceway and the PE Oval Track Raceway (PEOTR) took place in cool, calm conditions at PEOTR on Saturday evening, with a field of 80 competitors entertaining the large crowd of spectators. Jonathan van Vuuren kept it neat with a consistent drive, managing to dodge two cars in the final that both lost wheels right in front of him to take a well-deserved win in the Classic 6 class. Malcolm Els was the star of the show in the 2.1 Modified class and was the runaway winner, leaving a four-car fight for second place behind him. In the highly competitive 1660 Modified Saloon class, Jason Drake led from the start but was pressured by Francois Engelbrecht. Unfortunately, usual top contender Marthinus Muller withdrew during the final with mechanical failure, giving Drake a healthy boost in the regional championship standings. In the 1600 Stock Saloon class, Pieta de Lange led from pole position in the final to take yet another convincing win in the evenly matched class, as did Joshua Sletcher in the Heavy Metal class, racing to an easy win. Piet Scheepers was back to his best in the Hot Rod class with a comfortable win, and in the V8 American Saloon class, the ever-improving Rohan van Vuuren got the better of the fancied Allan Booysen from Bloemfontein, as well as local star Juan Roesstorff, resulting in Van Vuuren winning the much sought after driver of the day award. The class results were: Development Class: 1 Quade de Lange (C185), 2 Chayton Collins (B46), 3 Justin Fourie (C326) 1600 Saloons: 1 Pieta de Lange (C185), 2 Reghardt Joubert (SA3), 3 Ruben Barnard (C139) 1660 Modified Saloons: 1 Jason Drake (SA3), 2 Francois Engelbrecht (E98), 3 Nadia Rautenbach (E61) 2.1 Modifieds: 1 Malcolm Els (E85), 2 Rimon Landman (E154), 3 Kean Barnard (E15) Hot Rods: 1 Piet Scheepers (C23), 2 Johan Kuyler (D81), 3 Kiaan Aylward (E28) Heavy Metals: 1 Joshua Sletcher (C100), 2 Danie de Vos (SA2), 3 Dave Victor (E88) Classic 6s: 1 Jonathan van Vuuren (C721), 2 Michael Kruger (C550), 3 Rexlee Beeton (C133) V8 American Saloons: 1 Rohan van Vuuren (E60), 2 Juan Roesstorff (SA3), 3 Wayne Holland (C21) Driver of the day: Rohan van Vuuren (E60) The Herald
The Herald
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Herald
2.1 Challenge action expected at Victory Raceway
Round 5 of the Victory Raceway dirt oval championship takes place at their circuit on Victoria Drive on Saturday and incorporates a 2.1 Modifieds Challenge that is set to attract the region's 2.1-litre top drivers. East London's Jody van Zummeren will be in attendance along with fellow Border driver Douglas Bailing, and they will be up against current SA champion Burger van der Westhuizen in his SA1-numbered car as well as local star Damon Miles in the SA2 with Malcolm Els, Rimon Landman and Johan Knoesen among the entries. The classes that will be competing along with the 2.1 Modifieds are the V8 American Saloons, 1600 Saloons, 1660 Modified Saloons, Heavy Metals and Hot Rods. Gates open to the public at 1pm with trackside parking available at a cost of R50 and racing starts at 5pm, an hour earlier than usual as winter approaches. Upcoming events: May 10: Extreme National Festival at Aldo Scribante Raceway; Dirt Oval 2.1 Challenge series at Victory Raceway May 24: Kart racing at Algoa Kart Club, round four; Enduro, Rover Motorcycle Club round 2 at Innibos, Despatch May 31: Dirt Oval Racing at PEOTR on Mission Road; Drag Racing at Aldo Scribante Raceway. The Herald
